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Dani Ostanek

Tour de Hongrie: Sam Welsford wins opening stage ahead of heavy crash

TANUNDA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Sam Welsford of Australia and Team BORA - Hansgrohe celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 24th Santos Tour Down Under 2024, Stage 1 a 144km stage from Tanunda to Tanunda / #UCIWT / on January 16, 2024 in Tanunda, Australia. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Sam Welsford (Bora-Hansgrohe) won the opening stage of the Tour de Hongrie, outpacing Samuel Quaranta (MBH Bank Colpack Ballan) and Jakub Mareczko (Corratec-Vini Fantini) in a crash-hit sprint finish in Hajdúszoboszló.

The Australian bounced back from the disappointment of missing selection for the Giro d’Italia to take his fourth win of the year after a trio of victories on home ground at the Tour Down Under.

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